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ABOUT THE MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION IN NON-PROFIT MANAGEMENT

According to the National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS), there are more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations registered in the United States. Lenoir-Rhyne recognizes that this sector is attractive to students who identify with nonprofit societal missions. Its new Non-Profit Management program integrates and enhances the core of the traditional MBA and expands the curriculum to focus on several issues central to nonprofit management and operations. LR’s Master of Business Administration in Non-Profit Management specializes in the uniqueness that is inherent to nonprofit organizations and equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to successfully lead these vital organizations.

Our Non-Profit Management MBA is based at our Asheville Center, and the program is available to both our Asheville and Hickory students. Asheville is one of our nation’s leaders in non-profit activities; this innovative MBA is especially designed to advance students academically and professionally who are in or who wish to enter this employment sector.

LR’s MBA programs furnish students exceptional opportunities for professional development and advancement in a wide range of areas in business, commerce, and other organizational settings. MBA programs are presently offered at both LR’s Hickory and Asheville campuses through our innovative delivery model that allows students multiple means of access to the curriculum (from term-to-term or even course-to-course): face-to-face instruction on one of the two campuses, online instruction through synchronous “streaming” classrooms, or asynchronous delivery through online video presentations. Full-time faculty mentors — a longstanding component on the program — are available on both campuses to support other student needs, as well.

MBA students may begin their program studies any semester (summer, fall, or spring term). As a non-cohort program, students can complete the curriculum at their own pace — full-time or part-time. Any practicum experiences can be completed close to home at the students’ greater convenience.

The philosophy of the MBA program at Lenoir-Rhyne University focuses upon five core beliefs that constitute the program's educational emphasis;

First, it maintains a managerial emphasis: the program focuses upon providing its students those lessons and applications that help them manage people and resources to achieve results.

Second, the program has a decision-making, orientation. Analysis alone can never be an end in itself. In an environment of imperfect and incomplete information, students must be prepared to understand the risks and rewards of decision making and to be responsible for the consequences that ensue.

The third cornerstone of the program's philosophy is articulated in its attention to creative problem solving. Business leaders must engage individual creativity and innovation; more importantly, they must be able to develop the creative abilities of those in their employment.

Finally, and most importantly, the program is about shaping managers who behave ethically. Quality decision making requires that business leaders always consider the ethical components for all stakeholders, cultivated by means of a reflective and thoroughly considered set of moral principles.

CURRICULAR OPTIONS

LR’s MBA in Non-Profit Management furnishes students excellent preparation for career opportunities in this professional arena. The program combines courses in essential Business core areas like Management, Marketing, Organizational Behavior, Communication, and Entrepreneurship that are specifically focused on preparation for careers in social entrepreneurship with required courses in various entrepreneurial competency areas and practicum experiences.

LR’s MBA in Non-Profit Management is a 36-hour program. Students may complete the program at their own pace — full-time students generally can finish their degree in four semesters. Undergraduate students entering the MBA through LR’s innovative Bridges to Dreams program — available only to LR’s undergraduates — are able to finish in an even shorter amount of time.